All posts tagged "judge jones"
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1.2KAppellate JudgesWhat Happens When the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Goes Rogue? (is Trending)
When the Supreme Court allows a lower court to go rogue, it is going rogue itself says Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Linda...
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1.1KAppellate JudgesWhen is Mandamus Granted by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit?
This court is constrained to issue writs of mandamus only in situations that amount to a clear abuse of judicial power or...
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1.5KAppellate JudgesIt’s All About the Key Laws During a Pandemic for This Home in Kingwood
Former Homeowners Evicted in June 2021 return to the Home in August and claim their rights to stay in the residence due...
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1.7KDeed of TrustAnother Fiddle at the Fifth Favors Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
Judge Randy Crane accepted Deutsche Bank’s secondary theory—that Ms. Castrellon’s separate suit tolled the statute of limitations.
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1.8KAppellate JudgesWhat Do Judges Lynn Hughes, David Hittner and Patrick Higginbotham Have in Common?
Personal Vendettas: All pro se foreclosure cases end up on their desks sequentially and they are generally dismissed without due process.
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1.5KAppellate JudgesJudge Edith Jones Avers Judge Lynn Hughes Did Not Ridicule the Complainants or Their Claims in Any Way.
LIT has seen Judge Lynn Hughes reversed twice at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in early 2021 and also...
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1.7KAppellate JudgesJudge Higginson for the Fifth Cir. 3-Panel Correctly Vacates Prison Sentence of Office Manager in Health Care Fraud Appeal
The district court sentenced Nora to concurrent sentence of 40 months imprisonment on each count, 1 yr probation and $13 million restitution.
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1.7KFederal LawTexas Lawyer Mary Lou Serafine Labeled a Vexatious Litigant in 2021
Mary Lou Serafine is a lawyer in Austin, Texas. Serafine commenced litigation under federal civil rights law, Section 1983, against five Texas...
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767Editors ChoiceA Frivolous Foreclosure Appeal? Well, Only Per the Docket This Time.
The infamous No Free Houses Judge Patrick Higginbotham elects to hide his emotions in the 3-panel unpublished opinion - but on the...
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1.4KAppellate JudgesThree Strikes for the Date The Warden Posted the Prisoners Mail. Well, Hold That Thought for a Jiffy.
Mark Schwarzer believes his mail and rights to property are being tampered with and has spawned these two appeals before the Fifth...
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3.6KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Judges Spark Noticable Split in First Amendment En Banc Case.
Trump Judges: Fifth Circuit Judges Kyle Duncan, Jim Ho, Don Willett and Andy Oldham are the minority in this en banc decision.
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2.5KLaws In TexasLouisiana Criminal Judges Financial Conflict of Interest Affirmed by Fifth Circuit Judges Costa, Higginbotham and Jones But He’s At it Again
Civil rights lawyers have once again asked a federal judge to hold Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell in contempt of court...
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2.8KAppellate CircuitJudge Edith Jones of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Dissents – from Her Own Opinion
It's not uncommon for judges to write separate concurrences to their own majority opinions but we've not seen a judge write a...
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2.2KDonald TrumpTurning Texas Courts Blue is Significantly Affecting Decisions and Opinions in the Dallas Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The Dallas court of appeals decides thousands of cases, and it essentially has the last word on Texas law. Lawyers spend a...
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2.3KFederal Law5th Circuit Rules Texas District Attorney (DA) Can Claim Only Partial Qualified Immunity in a Split Panel Decision
Three of the Plaintiffs were not Decision-Makers or Policy-Makers and the Fifth Circuit has Allowed their Complaint to Proceed, despite the objections...
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2.0KDebt CollectorThe Fifth Circuit’s Foreclosure Panel Continue New Theme in 2019 of Extremely Short Affirmations in Favor of the Bank, Servicer or Debt Collecting Foreclosure Mill, But at Least Without the Searing Remarks
Wells Fargo Bank, a Mortgage Servicer, a Lender or a Trustee. Well, it's all superfluous, we'll just affirm despite the National Mortgage...
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2.2K1Editors ChoiceFifth Circuit Maintains Isolated Position Relative to Attorney Immunity Doctrine
The Fifth Circuit declined to broaden the exceptions to the Texas rule of attorney immunity with respect to liability to non-clients in...
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1.3KDebt CollectorNo Reyes of Hope as Fifth Circuit Manipulates Numbers to Ignore It’s Own Precedent FDCPA Case Law
Before recording a privilege, (aka, start foreclosure proceedings) Steeg Law’s practice is to transmit lien letters to unit owners. These letters relate...
